Relax and Play at TechEd North America 2013
There’s no denying it, the technical training and knowledge download that you are going to receive at TechEd will be more than enough to make your head spin! However, we’re all in this to have some fun...
View ArticleTake on TechEd North America with these Helpful Tips
If you’re a TechEd alumni, you already know the goodness that’s coming your way. If this is your first time, boy, are you in for a real treat! TechEd is the premiere event for IT pros and enterprise...
View ArticleRoll Out the Red Carpet for TechEd North America 2013
The word is out, there’s great stuff coming up ahead for you at TechEd North America! At this premiere event for IT professionals and enterprise developers, you’ll be able to choose from among nine...
View ArticleWindows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #67)
Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure.Here is what we pulled together for the past...
View ArticleFree Whitepaper and Webinars on Virtual Networking from MVP Damian Flynn
One of our ISV partners, Savision, has been working with one of the System Center Cloud and Datacenter Management MVPs, Damian Flynn, to produce a whitepaper on virtual networking. Damian will also be...
View ArticleDeclaring your DataContext in markup
This blog post was authored by Steve White, a Senior Content Developer on the Windows Phone team.- AdamSetting the DataContext property to a view model instance in your page markup can increase the...
View ArticleCumulative Update #4 for SQL Server 2012 SP1
Dear Customers, The 4 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 SP1 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 4 contains all the SQL Server 2012 SP1 hotfixes...
View ArticleDude, Where's my Floppy? I Mean USB, I Mean Flash Drive...Technology is...
It doesn’t matter what era you were born in, innovation and change occurred. It must have seemed miraculous in the 70’s to be able to store data on a thin portable disk. Think about it, the 5.25”...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (May 31, 2013)
It looks like it is going to be super hot this weekend, and the fabled Southern US humidity is starting to kick in too. Might be time to go visit my friends in the mountains! :) Hopefully you are...
View ArticleExchange at TechEd North America 2013
TechEd North America 2013 happens next week in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year, there are several Exchange and Office 365 break-out sessions and hands-on labs for IT pros and developers, including...
View ArticleNew Office developer blogs network and Office developer highlights at TechEd...
Blogs for Office developers networkWe've launched a new top-level blog network that joins all the primary Microsoft-supported Office developer blogs in one central...
View ArticlePower View for Multidimensional Models Released!
We are excited to announce SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 4, released today, provides the ability for customers to create Power View reports against their existing multidimensional...
View ArticlePerformance Guidance for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
Authors: Silvano Coriani, Jasraj Dange, Ewan Fairweather, Xin Jin, Alexei Khalyako, Sanjay Mishra, Selcin TurkarslanTechnical Reviewers: Mark Russinovich, Brad Calder, Andrew Edwards, Suraj Puri,...
View ArticleSmall Business admins: Action may be required to turn on Lync-Skype connectivity
Applies to: Office 365 Small Business customersafter the service upgradeMicrosoft recently announced the availability of Lync Skype connectivity. If you’re an Office 365 Small Business admin and want...
View ArticleStreamInsight: More Than Just an API
If you're evaluating StreamInsight you should know that it's more than just an API for writing streaming queries. Included with the StreamInsight installation are powerful tools that allow you to...
View ArticleAcer introduces 8-inch Iconia W3, New Aspire PCs
Today at Computex, Acer is announcing several new Windows 8 PCs worth taking note of – including a new 8-inch tablet. The Acer Iconia W3 is one of the industry’s first 8.1-inch Windows tablets. This...
View ArticleUpgrade Active Directory to Windows Server 2012 - Phase 1: Assessment
Doug Symalla and Greg Jaworski here, tag-teaming to give you a hefty blog, full of detail.In Doug's last blog, he laid out an Active Directory upgrade roadmap. We promised you some practical detail for...
View ArticleNodes being removed from Failover Cluster membership on VMWare ESX?
Welcome to the AskCore blog. Today, we are going to talk about nodes being removed from active Failover Cluster membership when the nodes are hosted on VMWare ESX. I have documented node membership...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2013, ALM, and DevOps
Since launching Visual Studio 2012, we’ve been thrilled with the customer adoption and partner momentum we’ve seen. Visual Studio 2012 has been downloaded more than 4 million times, the fastest...
View ArticleModern Business in Mind: Windows 8.1 at TechEd 2013
TechEd North Americais officially underway in New Orleans and we’ve had a great turnout of IT professionals, developers, analysts and press eager to hear about the latest versions of Microsoft’s...
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